‘Erik Apple’ Articles at Pro MMA Now

Mann Talk – Strikeforce Challengers 14 Predictions

February 18, 2011February 18, 2011 by Richard Anderson Mann

Still patting himself on the back for picking last weekend’s main event correctly, Richard Mann returns and takes a closer look at Friday’s card.

Strikeforce Challengers 14 spotlight: Erik Apple

February 17, 2011February 16, 2011 by Josh Cross

ProMMAnow.com’s Josh Cross talks exclusively with Erik “Bad” Apple of King’s MMA about his upcoming fight this Friday with Ryan Larson at “Strikeforce Challengers 14” which airs live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET.

Strikeforce is back on Showtime this Friday with “Challengers 14”

February 14, 2011 by Jack Bratcher

“Strikeforce Challengers 14” features a main event between undefeated lightweight Lyle “Fancy Pants Beerbohm (15-0) and current Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight champion Pat “Bam Bam” Healy (25-17).

Tyron Woodley vs. Rudy Bears in Strikeforce Challengers main event on Nov. 20

October 16, 2009 by Jack Bratcher

NEW YORK (Oct. 16, 2009) – Fresh off a sparkling victory on Sept. 25, budding superstar and two-time All-American wrestler at the University of Missouri, undefeated Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley (4-0) of St. Louis, will come back on Friday, Nov. 20, when he faces dangerous Rudy Bears (13-5) of Kansas City in the featured bout of an outstanding Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card at historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City.

The highly regarded Woodley will be making his main event debut in the scheduled three-round, 5-minute welterweight (170 pounds) bout that will be one of five televised on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

EliteXC crowns first Bantamweight Champ – ShoXC results

September 26, 2008September 26, 2008 by Jack Bratcher

by: Jack Bratcher

Elite XC held its ShoXC Elite Challenger Series tonight in Santa Ynez, CA. at the Chunash Casino. Here is how the main card went down that aired live on Showtime.

Erik Apple vs. Matt Makowski
Rd.1 – Apple gets the takedown early in the round and ends up on top looking for a kimura. Stays on top of Makowski for over two minutes landing ground and pound and still going for an arm submission. Makowski can’t escape from the bottom of Apple’s control and stays on his back for close to a full five minutes.
Rd.2 – Apple with a head kick but receives a right hand from Makowski. Apple shoots in and Makowski gets a guillotine. Apple escapes and Makowski is now back on the bottom where he spent all of round one. Apple secures full mount. Landing elbows from the top. Makowski gives up his back and Apple sinks in the rear naked choke for the tapout. Erik Apple defeats Matt Makowski by rear naked choke submission in round 2. Notes: Mike “The Joker” Guymon was in Apple’s corner. Apple is the guy who defeated Nick Serra last time by taking his legs out from under him with numerous leg kicks making it so Serra could not continue.